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Saturday, August 19, 2006

MAW Show Friday Night

Mexican American Wrestling returned to Sociedad Cruz Blanca Friday night with a show featuring 5 matches. Referees for the evening were Mano Negra and Juan Diego.

The first match of the evening was a return of the rivalry between Berry and Blakk Sabbath. In the first two meetings between these two, the massive Blakk Sabbath has dominated the smaller Berry, but this time, Berry pledged, would be different. Berry actually did a much better job of avoiding the offense of Blakk Sabbath but there was a sense that this was only temporary and when Blakk Sabbath hit Berry with a corner splash it looked like this was going to be a continuation of the dominance previously shown. When Blakk Sabbath went to throw Berry into a second corner, Mano Negra got in the way and was knocked to the mat. Blakk Sabbath went for the cover on Berry but the referee could not make the count. In frustration Blakk Sabbath got up but before he could revive the ref, Tommy Gunn ran in from the back and slammed the massive Blakk Sabbath. By this time Berry was able to get to his feet. While Blakk Sabbath lay in the middle of the ring, Berry managed to climb the corner and hit Blakk Sabbath with a top rope splash. At this point Mano Negra rolled over and counted the pin.

In the second match El Zombi faced Horoscopo. These two veterans battled fiercely and the crowd responded enthusiastically to the action. The two were very evenly matched throughout the battle and when they both went for a cross body simultaneously they were both knocked out of action and were unable to respond to the referee. Juan Diego was forced to call for the bell. The match was declared a no decision.

The third match featured El Ilegal facing Tommy Gunn. Gunn found himself outnumbered as referee Juan Diego clearly favored the rudo Ilegal. Despite these odds, Gunn was able to beat the fast counts and the blatant assistance Diego gave Ilegal. In the end, the referee had no choice but slowly count three when Gunn pinned el Ilegal.

The next match was a tag match with the team of J.J. Wakefield and Bobby Garrett facing Manny Villalobos and his partner Renegade, but Renegade was unable to make the show, leaving Villalobos alone. Manny called to the back to see if anyone back there was willing to join him in this match. Answering this call came none other than Berry, still high of his victory earlier in the evening. Berry proved to be a good partner for Villalobos as the pair showed surprisingly strong teamwork, frustrating Wakefield and Garrett for much of the match. Slowly the rulebreaking pair began asserting themselves and managed to keep Berry in their corner until finally scoring the pin. Afterwards, Villalobos and Berry called for 5 more minutes but Wakefield and Garrett decided it was wiser to retreat with the victory intact.

The main event was a 2 falls out of 3 tag match with the special stipulation that the loser of the final pinfall would have to wear a dress for the next 2 MAW shows. The Technico team of Lemus 2 and Chief Battu faced the Rudo team of Virus and Mr. Muerte. These are 4 of the top wrestlers working Lucha Libre in San Antonio and the match was action filled and hotly contested from before the opening bell as the Technicos jumped the rudos to an early advantage. The personal rivalry between Muerte and Lemus seemed to be an underlying theme of the match as the two showed contempt for one another throughout. The first fall was decided when Lemus pinned Virus as Battu pinned Muerte. In the second fall, the rudos came back strong and Lemus was forced to submit to Muerte as Virus pinned Battu. The final fall was the pivotal one as the loser would be forced to wear the black dress, a stunning sequined number. The fall was particularly heated and as Muerte submitted Lemus, Battu pinned Virus. This left Battu and Muerte to face off. Neither wanted to be humiliated with the loss. Lemus and Virus remained ringside offering support to their respective partners, but Virus found himself distracted by some rowdy fans and was unable to help his partner at a key moment and Battu managed to pin Mr. Muerte. At first Muerte refused the gown, but when Lemus made it clear that Muerte would not get a shot at his championship, Muerte relented and donned the gown. The championship match was signed for the next show in two weeks.

Aside from the championship match, 3 other matches have already been announced. In the main event, the team of the Superheroes return to MAW. Always popular with the children, Spider Man and Bat Man face the team of Poder Boriqua and San Quintin the Clown. Also announced is a tag match between Brindis & Dragon X and La Viagra and Virus. Tommy Gunn returns as well to face Manny Domingo.